Configuring Chat

To use Chat, you must first create a new account (or configure an existing account) with an online instant messaging or chat provider. Thunderbird currently works with IRC, Facebook, XMPP, Twitter, and Google Talk.

In this example we will show IRC, but the process is very similar for Facebook, Twitter, Google Talk and XMPP.

Start the New Account Wizard

At the top of the Thunderbird window, click on the File menu, then click New and then click Chat Account…:

Enter Username

For IRC, you will have to enter your IRC server name, e.g. irc.mozilla.org for Mozilla's IRC server.